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A night homa at an outdoor ceremonial space. Several priests in orange and saffron garments with heavy beaded garlands sit around a square yellow fire pit, tending a bright flame and offering into it. A central figure in white and gold, with a microphone before him, sits in the seated line. Behind them, rows of seated devotees in white and red-bordered shawls watch, and a man in white stands with hands joined at the top left. A carved lion and a painted deity murti appear at the right edge, with a lamp and small offerings on the floor. Count of visible people is more than twenty.

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Night outdoor fire ritual. A bare-chested man with a red-brown shawl, garlands and folded hands stands at left facing the fire. Behind him, several men in saffron-orange dhotis and ceremonial beads perform the rite, one holding a lit torch aloft, another in a white dhoti and garland. A young man kneels in orange with hands joined near the fire. Onlookers in white and light clothing stand in the smoky background. A table at right holds fruits, a small Ganesha figure and brass items.2016-02-07February 07 20162016-02-07February 07 20162016-02-07Photograph of a homa fire ceremony at night, with a square yellow-bordered fire pit blazing and smoke rising. Several priests in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls sit around the pit; one at the front wears a saffron wrap and dark-rimmed glasses and feeds sticks into the flame, another on the right wears an orange turban with a tall plume, rudraksha-style beaded garlands and gold ornaments and holds a sacred implement. Behind them, rows of seated devotees in white kurtas with red shawls and women in cream saris watch from a carpeted floor. A brass lamp and offering trays sit at the edge, and a small figure of a deity stands at the right corner.2016-02-07February 07 20162016-02-07A night-time fire ritual, a homa, is performed before a sacred fire pit with rising smoke and flames. A standing priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a long beaded mala, holds a ritual vessel high above his head. Beside him, another priest in saffron with a red-orange headcloth holds a ceremonial implement. A seated, bare-chested young man in an orange cloth with a beaded necklace sits with palms joined in prayer, and a figure in a saffron wrap sits with folded hands near the fire. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and saffron stands with hands joined. On the right, a decorated altar shelf holds flowers, a golden ornament, a kalasha-like vessel and a carved deity murti.2016-02-07Night outdoor homa at a fire pit: a bright flame and smoke rise from a raised stone fire altar in the foreground. A figure in a dark brown robe with a red-and-white flower garland stands at left with palms pressed together, facing the fire. Beside the altar, a child in orange clothes sits with hands folded. A standing man in an orange dhoti and shawl with gold-beaded necklaces holds a ritual item near the fire. At right, a young man in an orange turban and orange robe holds a lit torch-lamp aloft, with a stone lion and a decorated stand in the corner. A crowd in orange and white clothing stands behind with hands folded in prayer.2016-02-07February 07 20162016-02-07February 07 20162016-02-07February 07 20162016-02-07September 17 20172017-09-17 +1 copiesFebruary 07 20162016-02-07